How to Get the Most out of Outpatient Treatment

Guest article by Jake Moreno Addiction recovery treatment programs are divided into two groups: inpatient and outpatient. The fundamental difference between them is that inpatient care involves residing in a rehab center for the extent of their treatment and outpatient care involves staying at home and attending treatment during the day. Inpatient rehab has a … More How to Get the Most out of Outpatient Treatment

Urgent Action: If You Live in Alberta, We Need Your Help to Regulate the Counselling Therapy Profession

Do You Know That Anyone in Alberta can Call Themselves a Counsellor or Therapist? ____ When you or someone you love is in need of mental health or addiction support, where do you go? Your state or province may regulate addiction professionals. In my home province of Alberta, addiction professionals are not yet regulated. Regulation … More Urgent Action: If You Live in Alberta, We Need Your Help to Regulate the Counselling Therapy Profession

Urgent Action: If You Live in Alberta, We Need Your Help to Regulate the Counselling Therapy Profession

Do You Know That Anyone in Alberta can Call Themselves a Counsellor or Therapist? ____ When you or someone you love is in need of mental health or addiction support, where do you go? Your state or province may regulate addiction professionals. In my home province of Alberta, addiction professionals are not yet regulated. Regulation … More Urgent Action: If You Live in Alberta, We Need Your Help to Regulate the Counselling Therapy Profession

Three Questions that can Help Someone Who is Facing Depression

As someone who lives with depression, I have learned three questions that can help me when depression is beginning to cripple me: What is your life like right now? What is making you feel sad? What changes could you make to help your life feel more tolerable? For article “What I Learned About Depression from … More Three Questions that can Help Someone Who is Facing Depression

What I Learned About Depression from Johann Hari

You may not know his name. I didn’t, until I saw his youtube video about addiction, “Everything you think you knew about addiction is wrong.” If you have not watched it, it is worth the 15 minutes. Johann Hari describes addiction and how relationships and feeling like you matter to other people will support and … More What I Learned About Depression from Johann Hari